Punjabi Truck driver killed in Australia road mishap

A 33 years old Punjabi Truck Driver has been killed after the B-double freight truck he was driving veered off the road and ploughed through a paddock in Central West NSW.

Police said the man was travelling south along the Newell Highway when his fully-loaded B-double prime mover veered onto the wrong side of the highway.

Parminder Singh alias Rinku, a resident of Punia colony in Sangrur, lost control over the truck that he was driving and the vehicle rolled down into a gorge, said his family members.

Rinku was working as a truck driver in Brisbane. He was on his way to Melbourne to deliver a consignment when the truck skidded off the road and fell into a gorge, when the mishap took place due to rain on December 1.

“He was rushed to a hospital but he was declared as brought dead,” said Rinku’s father Hardev Singh Rathi, 62.

“His body is lying at a hospital in Sydney. I was informed by his friends, who are making efforts to bring the body back, that the doctors are yet to perform the autopsy. This is causing unnecessary delay. I urge minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj to help us so that we get his body soon,” Rathi added.

Rinku had gone Australia in 2008 and obtained a permanent resident card in 2013. He was working as driver and had visited India in March 2017.

You can report also information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000 or via nsw.crimestoppers.com.au 24 hours per day. Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation.

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